Kenya Fronteira

Visão geral da economia e do setor

Kenya is East Africa's largest economy and a regional hub for finance, technology, and logistics, with services accounting for approximately 53% of GDP. The agriculture sector, including tea, horticulture, and coffee, remains a key foreign-exchange earner and employs the majority of the rural workforce. The mobile money platform M-Pesa, operated by Safaricom, has made Kenya a global reference point for financial technology and digital payments. Tourism, manufacturing, and a growing information and communications technology sector further diversify economic output. Kenya is a member of the East African Community (EAC), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and COMESA, providing broad regional market access.

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Macro

PIB nominal, USD	$124.50B
Crescimento do PIB real, anual	4.8%
Inflação anual	4.3%
População pessoas	57.5M
PIB per capita USD	$1,853
Capitalização de mercado total cotado, USD	$30.10B
Cap. de mercado / PIB	24.2%
Desemprego	5.4%
Empresas listadas	59
Bolsa	Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Ano dos dados: 2024. Fontes: World Bank Open Data (2024/2025), International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (2025/2026), Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Capital Markets Authority Kenya – Q2 2026 Supervision Report, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), Trading Economics, Macrotrends, Wikipedia – Economy of Kenya, CEIC Data – NSE Market Capitalisation, AFX Kwayisi NSE Live Data (July 2026).

Bolsa local e acesso

Bolsa	Nairobi Securities Exchange
Código	NSE
Site	www.nse.co.ke
Moeda	KES

Acesso por corretoras locais

Foreign investors may trade NSE-listed equities through licensed stockbrokers and investment banks regulated by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya. Non-resident investors are permitted to hold and trade listed securities without prior CMA approval. Repatriation of capital and dividends by foreign investors is generally permitted under Kenya's liberalised foreign exchange regime. Settlement is T+3. Some international online brokers offer access to NSE equities via direct market access or depository receipts. There are no dedicated single-country Kenya ETFs listed in the US; regional Africa-focused ETFs provide indirect exposure.

Corretoras globais com acesso a mercados estrangeiros

• Interactive Brokers — Direct access to 90+ markets worldwide, including many emerging exchanges.
• Saxo Bank — Multi-market access across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
• Charles Schwab (Global) — Foreign ordinary shares on select markets; US-listed ADRs and ETFs.
• Fidelity International Trading — International stock trading on a number of developed and emerging markets.

Listado apenas por conveniência — não constitui recomendação. Mercados disponíveis, taxas e regras de cadastro variam por corretora e pelo seu país de residência.

Relocalização e residência

Acesso para investidores estrangeiros

Kenya accepts foreign residents under several permit categories including investment, employment, and dependent passes, all administered by the Department of Immigration Services. The Nairobi metropolitan area is the primary destination for expatriates and offers an established international school ecosystem, private healthcare facilities, and direct international flight connections. Cost of living is moderate by regional standards. Foreign nationals must register with local authorities and comply with permit renewal requirements. Kenya has no territorial income tax; residents are taxed on Kenya-sourced income.